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Bubble Bubble – Swirl and Trouble
Localized bubbles of high magnetic intensity may explain some enigmatic lunar surface features.
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Failure to Launch, Failure to Lead
The Space Exploration Initiative and the Vision for Space Exploration -- two proposals, two failures. Why?
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China and the Moon
What are China's intentions for the Moon?
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Chesley Bonestell and the Landscape of the Moon
The purpose of art is to soothe the soul, but sometimes it can predict future realities with uncanny precision.
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Everyone’s Gone To The Moon
Our international space partners want to go to the Moon. Why don't we?Well, maybe we do.
Who discovered water on the Moon?
A recent news story claims that water was found in lunar soil over 30 years ago, but the finding was ignored. True?
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The Flight of the Dragon
If things go according to plan Saturday, the world will witness SpaceX launch its first Dragon cargo supply mission to the International Space Station.
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The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers*
The legal status and ownership of resources harvested from space are unclear. How does such uncertainty affect our plans to exploit them?
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Analogy for Space: Aviation or Seafaring?
Is space travel more like aviation or sea faring? It depends on your mission
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A Scientific Dispute
A scientific dust-up, featuring raw data and bare knuckles. Who and what should we believe?
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Legacy of a Space Titan
Wernher von Braun was born one hundred years ago, but his blueprint for space exploration still has relevance today.
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Can We Repurpose Space Assets?
A lost Russian communications satellite has the potential to teach us about operations on the Moon.
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How the Mars Community Shot Itself in the Foot
Ask for a lot and perhaps get a little. But ask for too much and you may end up with nothing.
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Double the Space Budget?
Neil Tyson wants to double NASA's budget. Would that solve the problem with America's space program?
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Cataclysmic Conundrum
Is there a way to determine if the Moon underwent an impact cataclysm 3.9 billion years ago? Samples from an old basin may tell us.
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Everybody has won and all must have prizes
Prizes for specific accomplishments have been proposed as the solution to the problem of a moribund space program. Are they?
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China’s Long March to the Moon
China plans to send humans to the Moon. Why we should care
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Annus Horribilis: Space in 2011
A review of the year in space. It's not pretty
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The Path of Exploration
The word "exploration" changed about 100 years ago. We should recover its full meaning, which included discovery, exploitation, & wealth creation
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The Latest Destination for Human Spaceflight
Humans to Venus? The latest proposed destination for human space missions illustrates the hollowness of the current direction of our space program
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